Café Positive is a unique initiative taken up by OFFER. It is the culmination of a dream that 10 HIV-positive teenagers had.

A report in The Times of India says the 12 X 10 ft garage at Jodhpur Park was finalised after a six-month search in some of south Kolkata’s posh localities yielded a straightaway “no” from house-owners when they learnt about who will manage and run the shop.

These ten teenagers were abandoned by their families when they found out that they were all HIV-positive. Offer gave them shelter in Anandaghar, a home for HIV-positive people in the Gobindapur area. They were also imparted with professional training through